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The Buddy Love Combo recorded this at a studio somewhere in Cleveland, Ohio; likely sometime around 1999-2000.

Although we were basically a bunch of old punk rockers; as the Buddy Love Combo, we touted ourselves as a lounge/swing group with knowledge/appreciation of traditional jazz, blues, R&B Standards. This allowed us to play many shows that we wouldn’t have even considered. We were expected to play numerous sets, for hours at a time, at Art galleries, museums, wine tastings, coffee houses, jazz clubs, anniversary parties, and MANY more similar events. In order to fill up the time, we would open and close many of our longer sets/nights with instrumental standards.

Cleveland’s Blues/Jazz/Rock veteran/legend, guitarist/vocalist Tom Shaper spent some time as a member of The Buddy Love Combo, serving as guitarist and “instrumental Music Director”. Tom has a resume five miles long, and if I ever speak with him again, I will try and pin it down bit.

To the best of our knowledge, this song was originally recorded by Charlie Parker in 1947.

This song is a rough live recording and is far from the best “sounding” version we’d done of the song, though it was one of our best songs. It’s the only recording we’ve been able to find of us doing this song

The Buddy Love Combo recorded this live at the Diamondback Brewery in Cleveland, Ohio sometime in the late 1990’s.

To the best of our knowledge, this song was originally recorded by Iggy Pop & The Stooges in 1969 for “The Stooges” record.

The Buddy Love Combo recorded this live at the Diamondback Brewery in Cleveland, Ohio sometime in the later 1990’s.

This song is a rough live recording and is far from the best “sounding” version we’d done of the song. It was one of our favorite songs to play, but it’s the only version we’ve been able to find by us.

To the best of our knowledge, this song was originally recorded by Black Sabbath in 1971 for the “Master of Reality” record

Swank Motel recorded this somewhere in Cleveland, Ohio - sometime in 1994-95

When Tom & Darryl’s Screwed Up Acoustic Lounge Band (what eventually became Swank Motel, and then The Buddy Love Combo) began in 1993, the set list was old pop/jazz standards and reworkings of old punk songs.

This is one of several rare moments were Darryl does not sing in a “monotone” style, throughout an entire song. This song contains some degree of actual “vocal range”.

To the best of our knowledge, this song was originally recorded by Black Flag for the Nervous Breakdown EP in 1979 and then again by the Circle Jerks in 1980 on the Group Sex record

The Buddy Love Combo recorded this live at the Diamondback Brewery in Cleveland, Ohio sometime in the later 1990’s.

This song is a rough live recording and is far from the best “sounding” version we’d done of the song. It was one of our favorite songs to play, but it’s the only version we’ve been able to find by us.

To the best of our knowledge, this song was originally recorded by The Offspring in 1994 for the “Smash” record

The Buddy Love Combo recorded this live at the Diamondback Brewery in Cleveland, Ohio sometime in the later 1990’s.

This song is a rough live recording and is far from the best “sounding” version we’d done of the song. It was one of our favorite songs to play, but it’s the only version we’ve been able to find by us.

To the best of our knowledge, this song was originally recorded by T. Rex in 1971 for the Electric Warrior record.

The Buddy Love Combo recorded this live at the Diamondback Brewery in Cleveland, Ohio sometime in the later 1990’s.

This song is a rough live recording and is far from the best “sounding” version we’d done of the song. It was one of our favorite songs to play, but it’s the only version we’ve been able to find by us.

To the best of our knowledge, this song was originally recorded by The Knack in 1979 for the “Get the Knack” record